I can't open Mail app?

Question

I'm trying to open iOS's mail application by clicking a button.

So I did this :

NSString *mailString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"mailto://test@test.com"];   
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:mailString]];

But nothing in particular happens... what's the problem ?

Thanks for your advices

Here is a very good explanation for this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/310946/how-can-i-send-mail-from-an-iphone-application/1513433#1513433 — Arne, Mar 23 '13 at 16:34

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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@"mailto:test@test.com"

instead of

@"mailto://test@test.com"

Better way of doing this would be to use MFMailComposeViewController

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Jun 11 '12 at 22:23

JoeCortopassi

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Thanks for the advice. I just realized that I don't have Mail app in my Simulator... is it normal ? – Rob Jun 11 '12 at 22:31
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@RobinDreux, yes, that is normal. Also, you shouldn't use stringWithFormat unless you are actually using a format string. I would imagine that your compiler is giving you a warning. – sosborn Jun 12 '12 at 00:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 16 '13 at 17:29

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And it works only on the real device, not on the simulator (in my case)

answered Aug 16 '13 at 17:29

Maciek Czarnik

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